Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Garlic Mustard Encrusted Bluefish with Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Welcome back to the Tiny Ass Kitchen located in the lovely state of New Jersey near the Shore.

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Today's dinner was so delicious and I hope you give this one a go....

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I started out this dinner by peeling and cutting up enough potatoes for me and my husband, with some left over to make him some lunches for during the week. I put them all in a pot and began boiling them.

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While that boiled I took some minced garlic and butter and put that in a sauce pan...

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I then turned on the flame and let it all cook, warming the butter and releasing the flavors of the garlic. I then poured it into my kitchen aide mixer when I was done... this would make my potatoes nice and garlicky....

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While the garlic is getting happy and the potatoes are boiling, I'm going to start to prepare my Garlic Mustard... with MAPLE undertones.... Don't make a face about the Maple... it makes it good. The Garlic Mustard I got from Otter Creek Brewing Co. in Vermont - where I just got back from.

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You put about 1 1/2 tablespoons of mustard into a small bowl and then add about a teaspoon of Maple Syrup. Mix it together and get it ready to put it on the fish.

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You can be rather generous with spooning the mixture onto the fish. Today I'm using bluefish that my husband caught last year in the fall that I've had frozen. I did defrost it overnight and it was ready it go.

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Next you'll want to get your pan nice and hot, when it is smoking you will go ahead and place the fish down mustard first!

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While the fish cooks you can make your mashed potatoes. I add in a little extra butter, non fat milk and sour cream. Yum....

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The fish cooks pretty quickly and then you can enjoy the smell of it... it may not look pretty but trust me, it's so good.


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Then you just put it all together and ENJOY!

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